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The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Top off your Labor Day celebration with an evening of Americana at
the foot of "America's Mountain." Tonight, Rock Ledge Ranch Historic
Site (3202 Chambers Way, rockledgeranch.com) will host a free
concert by bluesman Willie Houston at 5:30, followed by a free outdoor
preview screening from Ken Burns' latest PBS series, The National
Parks: America's Best Idea, at 7:30. The complete six-part
series, by the filmmaker known for The War, Jazz, The West and
Baseball, will begin airing on Rocky Mountain PBS on Sept. 27.
And if that's not enough Americana for you, come at 1 and enjoy hot
dogs, popcorn and ice cream while you watch the Ranch's old-time
baseball game. — Jill Thomas